After my previous attempts at cadding up air foils, that can be found here and here for #Makevember, I came across QBlade; According to Wikipedia: QBlade is an open source wind turbine calculation software, distributed under the GNU General Public License. The software is seamlessly integrated into XFOIL, an airfoil […]
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For a while I have been planning on cleaning up the Photovoltaic cable run on nbSteven, on Amazon I found these MC4 (Multi connect) (5 Pack) and these Y leads. According to the Datasheet the they are rated to 30 A at 1000 V DC which should be more than […]
Before Redoing the poll that I answered here, we were asked to read the following articles: Domestic Energy Use and Sustainability, The ImpEE Project, The University of Cambridg – A useful short slideshow that introduces the wider implications of our domestic energy use. Consumer Energy Center, The California Energy Commission – An article about […]
The following are three viewpoints for sustainability: The Ecologist doesn’t see the human race as a separate entity from the planet and its resources, but part of it. Their motivations for preserving the planet are that nature and humanity have an inherent value and should be protected because of that. The […]
One of the first things I was asked to do when I signed up to the course, was to answer the following three questions: Which is better for the environment – incineration of waste, or disposal via landfill? Which do you think is more sustainable? Drying your hands with hot […]
I have been taking an online Future Learn course from the University of Nottingham, the courses title is “Sustainability, Society and You”. As part of the course there is a recommendation to have a ‘blog’ for thinking about what you have learnt, since I already have this one, I will use […]